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Traditional Czech Christmas Wild Mushroom Recipe

Christmas is most suitable for culture and tradition. And Old Bohemian mushroom Podkrkonošský hubník certainly belongs among the traditional dishes served in Bohemia and Moravia of the olden days. If you imagine yourself living somewhere under a large castle on farmlands and the edges of forests, it’s quite likely you did not have a goose...

Holidays, Recipes

December 1, 2020

Czech Christmas Mass

Today we are bringing you a classic Czech animated film by Jakub Jan Ryba entitled Česká mše vánoční or Czech Christmas Mass, Hej mistře, with animated images by Josef Lada. It originally appeared on Czech TV in 1966. Beno Blachut, Jaroslava Vymazalová, Marie Mrázová, and Zdeněk Kroupa are the singers of the soundtrack of Czech...

CULTURE, Holidays, Movies

November 29, 2020

Prague by Ivan Svatoš

Ivan Svatoš is a Prague painter and graphic artist. His works are represented in collections in the Czech Republic, but also in Germany, France, the USA and Japan. He mainly paints views of old Prague … He lives and creates in Prague. He graduated from the Václav Hollar Art School in Prague. In his work,...

Art and Design, CULTURE

March 20, 2020

Anton Raphael Mengs: His Life and Work

Anton Raphael Mengs was a Neoclassical painter who gained a reputation as a great artist after painting his 1761 Fresco entitled Parnassus. This colossal work, which was commissioned by Cardinal Alessandro Albani, occupied the center of the ceiling in the main hall of the Villa Albani in Rome. It was in this Fresco that Mengs...

Art and Design, CULTURE

March 8, 2020

Strange Postcards from the Communist Era

These postcards are at once sinister, funny and surreal. By funny, I mean that the Soviets tried so hard to place their influence on cities that stood long before, and will stand long after their occupation. I personally find it interesting that their colors, architecture and style of the images is so – well –...

Art and Design, CULTURE

February 18, 2020

Photo Lens: Marc Riboud’s Prague

Marc Riboud was born in 1923 in Saint-Genis-Laval near Lyon. In 1937, at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, he took his first photos using a small vest pocket Kodak given to him by his father for his 14th birthday. In 1944, he joined the resistance in the Vercors. From 1945 – 1948 he studied engineering...

CULTURE, Photography

February 14, 2020

The Oldest Gothic Building in Prague

In Prague’s historic Old Town (Czech: Staré Město), situated on the right bank of the Vltava river, lies the oldest surviving Gothic building in the city of Prague. This building, known as the Convent of Saint Agnes (Czech: Anežský klášter), was founded in 1231 by the youngest daughter of King Ottokar I, Agnes of Bohemia,...

Architecture, CULTURE

January 26, 2020

Time Travel to Jihlava in 1982

Let’s travel back in time to 1982 in the city of Jihlava. Why am I sharing these with you today? Because I am an old photography fan from way back when and when I came across these I just knew I had to share them here. These photographs of Jihlava are interesting in that you...

CULTURE, Photography

December 31, 2019

New Year’s Eve and Lentils

What is it about New Year’s Eve and lentils? Well – there is an old Czech saying – “Jak na Nový rok, tak po celý rok” which translates as: “As on New Year’s Day, the same throughout the whole year.” Therefore, on New Year’s Day, most Czechs consume lentils (čočka). Lentils are served on New...

Food, Holidays

December 31, 2019

Czech Christmas Chocolate Collections

How many of you remember growing up with Czech Christmas chocolate collections? You know, the ones that came in the large box which included hooks for hanging on your Christmas tree? The chocolates themselves were wrapped to resemble all sorts of Christmas ornaments. In our house, Christmas was not complete unless we had these included...

Food, Holidays, LIFESTYLE

November 13, 2019

The Earliest Czech Autochrome Photographers

Today we are looking at some of the earliest Czech autochrome photographers. The Autochrome Lumière is an early color photography process patented in 1903 by the Lumière brothers in France and first marketed in 1907. It was the principal color photography process in use before the advent of subtractive color film in the mid-1930s. Commercial...

CULTURE, Photography

November 8, 2019

Photographs of The Prague Spring by Josef Koudelka

In the August of 1968, crowds of Soviet tanks rolled into the shining capital of Prague, marking the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. This historical event, which would change the lives of the Czech people for years to come, has come to be known as The Prague Spring. During the invasion, one young man took to...

CULTURE, Photography

October 18, 2019

Vodník: An Animation Based on The Traditional Czech Fairytale

Arguably one of the most famous characters in Czech fairytales and legends, Vodník, also known as hastrman, is a mythical water goblin who lurks in dark ponds and lakes, luring beautiful young women to their deaths. This mysterious water sprite, who is often portrayed as a hideous green man dressed in dripping coattails and riding...

Art and Design, CULTURE

October 11, 2019

Czech Graphic Artist Jiří Slíva

Jiří Slíva was born in Pilsen in 1947 and has lived in Prague since 1966. After completing his studies in economics he spent eight years working as a sociologist and futurologist. Since 1979 he has worked very successfully as a freelance cartoonist, illustrator and graphic artist. Jiří Slíva’s first drawing was published in 1972. He...

Art and Design

October 4, 2019

Behind His Paintings: The Drawings of Alphonse Mucha

Alphonse Mucha was a Czech artist whose contributions to the Art Nouveau movement are incredibly vast, including multiple stunning paintings of ethereal figures circled with delicate flowers and shady leaves. His works are famous around the world and his unique style makes his paintings and posters instantly recognizable. He is known for his striking paintings...

Art and Design, CULTURE

August 22, 2019

Emil Holárek and the Fairy Tale of Innocence

We have a special treat for you today, a very rare peek into a satirical Czech Symbolist publication illustrated by Emil Holárek about an innocent little nymphet, who wears herself out between various institutions of state and society and the wickedness of their protagonists, finally ending up as a supposed culprit on the scaffold. In...

Art and Design, CULTURE

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